**ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY**

**[ EPA**  **- HQ**  **- OAR** **- 2003**  **- 0053**  ; **FRL_ ]**  **Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposed Collection;**  **Comment Request; Clean**  **Air Interstate Rule to Reduce Interstate Transport of Fine Particle Matter and Ozone (**  **Renewal )**  **; E PA**  **ICR No. 2152.0 5**  **, OMB Control No. 2060**  **- 0570**  **AGENCY:** Environmental Protection Agency **ACTION :**  Notice. **SUMMARY :**  In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) (44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq. ), this document announces that EPA is planning to submit a reque st to renew an existing approved In formation Collection Request (ICR) for the Clean Air Interstate Rule (CAIR) to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB). This IC R is scheduled to expire on February 29, 2012 . Before submitting the I CR to OMB for review and a pproval, EPA is soliciting comments on specific aspects of the proposed information collection as described below. **DATES :**  C omments may be submitted on or before [ insert date 6 0 day s after publication in the Federal Register ]. **ADDRESSES:** Submit your comments, referencing Docket ID No. EPA - HQ - OAR - 2003 - 0053 .  http://www.regulations.gov: Follow the on - line instructions for submitting comments.

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 Mail: A ir Docket, Environmental Protection Agency , Mailcode: 2822T, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460. Hand Delivery: Docket Center, (EPA/DC), EPA West, Room 3334, 1301 Constitution Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460. Such deliveries are only accepte d during the Docket’s normalPage 2 of 7

hours of operation, and special arrangements should be made for deliveries of boxed information. Instructions: Direct your comments to Docket ID No. EPA

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–2003 - 0053 . EPA’s policy is that all comments received will be inclu ded in the public docket without change and may be made available online at http://www.regulations.gov, including an y personal information provided, unless the comment includes information claimed to be Confidential Business In formation (CBI) or other info rmation whose disclosure is restricted by statute. Do not submit information that you consider to be CBI or otherwise protected through http://www.regulations.gov or e - mail. The http://www.regulations.gov Web site is an ‘‘anon ym ous access’’ s ystem, which means EPA will not know y our identity or contact information unless y ou provide it in the body of your comment. If you send an e - mail comment directly to EPA without going through http://www.regulations.gov your e - mail address will be automatically

capture d and included as part of the comment that is placed in the public docket and made available on the Internet. If you submit an electronic comment, EPA recommends that yo u include your name and other contact information in the body of your comment and with any disk or CD

–ROM y ou submit. I f EPA cannot read your comment due to technical difficulties and cannot contact you for clarification, EPA may not be able to consider y our comment. Electronic files should avoid the use of special characters, any form of en cry

ption, and be free of an y defects or viruses. For additional information about EPA’s public docket visit the EPA Docket Center homepage at http://www.epa.gov/epahome/dockets.htm. **FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT :**  Karen VanSickle , Clean Air Markets Divi sion , (6204J), Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Penns yl vania Ave., NW,Page 3 of 7

Washington, DC 20460; telephone number: 202 - 343 - 9220 ; fax number: 202 - 343 - 2361 ; email address: vansickle.karen @epa.gov. **SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION :**  **How Can I Access the Docket and/ or**  **Submit Comments?** EPA has established a public docket for this I CR under EPA Docket ID No. EPA - HQ - OAR - 2003 - 0053 , which is available for online viewing at www.regulations.gov , or in person viewing at the Air and Radiation Docket , in the EPA Docket Cent er (EPA/DC), EPA West, Room 3334 , 1301 Constitution Ave., NW, Washington, DC. The EPA/DC Public Reading Room is open from 8 :30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., M onday through Friday , excluding legal holiday s. The telephone number for the Reading Room is 202 - 566 - 1744, and the telephone number for the Air and Radiation Docket is 20 2 - 566 - 1 74 2 . Use EPA’s electronic docket and comment s ys tem at www.regulations.gov , to submit or view public comments, access the index listing of the contents of the docket, and to access those documents in the docket that are available electronically . Once in the s ys tem, select “ docket search ,” then key

in the docket ID number identified above. **What Information Is EPA Particularly Interested In?** Pursuant to section 3506(c)(2)(A) of the PRA, EPA specifically solicits comments and information to enable it to: (i) Evaluate whether the propose d collection of information is necessary for the proper performance of the functions of the Agency , including whether the information will have practical utility ; (ii) evaluate the accuracy of the Agency ’s estimate of the burden of the proposed collection of information, including the validity of the methodology

and assumptions used; (iii) enhance the quality , utility , and clarit y of the information to be collected; andPage 4 of 7

(iv) minimize the burden of the collection of information on those who are to respond, i ncluding through the use of appropriate automated electronic, mechanical, or other technological collection techniques or other forms of information technology, e.g., permitting electronic submission of responses. In particular, EPA is requesting comments from very small businesses (those that employ

less than 25) on examples of specific additional efforts that EPA could make to reduce the paperwork burden for very small businesses affected by this collection. **What Should I Consider When I Prepare My Commen ts for EPA?**  You may find the following suggestions helpful for preparing your comments: 1. Explain your views as clearl y as possible and provide specific examples. 2. Describe an y assumptions that you used. 3. Provide copies of an y t echnical information and/or data you used that support y our views. 4. If you estimate potential burden or costs, explain how y ou arrived at the estimate that you provide. 5. Offer alternative way s to improve the collection activity . 6. Make sure to submit your comments by the deadline identified under **DATES** . 7. To ensure proper receipt by EPA, be sure to identify

the docket ID number assigned to this action in the subject line on the first page of your response. You may also provide the name, date, and **Federal Register** citation . **What Information Collection Activity or ICR Does This Apply to?** Docket ID No. EPA

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this action are units producing electric power which are affected b y the Clean Air Interstate Rule (CAI R). **Title :**  Clean Air Interstate Rule to Reduce Interstate Transport of Fine Particle Matter and Ozone ( Renewal )Page 5 of 7

**ICR number:** EPA ICR No. 2152.0 5 , OMB Control No. 2060 - 0570 **ICR Status:** This I CR is currentl y scheduled to expire on February 29, 2012 . Under OMB regulations, the Agency

may continue to conduct or sponsor the collection of information while this submission is pending at OMB. An Agency may not conduct or sponsor, and a person is not required to respond to, a collection of information, unless it display s a currently valid OMB control number. The OMB control numbers for EPA's regulations in title 40 of the CFR, after appearing in the Federal Register when approved, are listed in 40 CFR part 9, are display ed either b y publication in the Federal Reg ister or by other appropriate means, such as on the related collection instrument or form, if applicable. The display of OMB control numbers in certain EPA regulations is consolidated in 40 CFR part 9. **Abstract :**  The United States (U.S.) Environmental Prot ection Agency (EPA) promulgated the Clean Air Interstate Rule to Reduce Interstate Transport of Fine Particulate Matter and Ozone , which includes reporting requirements and combines these requirements with existing requirements from the Consolidated Emissi ons Reporting Rule (CERR), the Emission Reporting Requirements for Ozone State Implementation Plan (SIP) Revisions Relating to Statewide Budgets for NO X Emissions to Reduce Regional Transport of Ozone (NO X SIP Call) and the Acid Rain Program under Title IV of the CAA Amendments of 1990. Each of these three existing requirements has an approved ICR in place. The current ICRs are: for the CERR, I CR # 0916. 13 , for the NO X SIP Call, I CR # 1857. 05 , and for the Acid Rain Program, I CR # 1633. 15 . The supporting statement references the burden analy sis included in ICR #s 0916. 13 , 1857. 0 5 , and 1633. 15 . This I CR renewal is open for public review and comment. **Burden Statement:** The annual public reporting and recordkeeping burden for this collection of information is estimated to average 77 hours per response . Burden means the total time, effort, or financial resources expended b y persons to generate, maintain, retain, or disclose or providePage 6 of 7

information to or for a Federal agency . This includes the time needed to review instructions; develop, acquire, install, and utilize technology and sy stems for the purposes of collecting, validating, and verifying information, processing and maintaining information, and disclosing and providing information; adjust the existing ways to comply with an y previously

applicable instructions and requirements which have subsequently changed; train personnel to be able to respond to a collection of information; search data sources; complete and review the collection of information; and transmit or otherwise disclose the information. The I CR provides a detailed explanation of the Agency ’s estimate, which is only briefly summarized here: Estimated total number of potential respondents: 1,221 Frequency

of response: Quarterl y Estimate d total annual burden hours: 407,039 hours Estimated total annual costs: $ 51, 492,383 , which included $26,3 2 9, 3 80 in capital and O&M costs. This I CR incorporates the burden associated with all CAIR - affected sources, including those located in NOx SIP C all States . **Are There Changes in the Estimates From the Last Approval?**  To date, there are no changes in the number of hours in the total estimated respondent burden compared with that identified in the I CR currentl y approved by OMB. However, EPA is still evaluating information that may lead to a change in the estimates. **What Is the Next Step in the Process for This ICR?** EPA will consider the comments received and amend the ICR as appropriate. The final I CR package will then be submitted to OMB for review and approval pursuant to 5 CFR 1320.12. At that time, EPA will issue another **Federal Register** notice pursuant to 5 CFR 1320.5(a)(1)(iv) to announce the submission of thePage 7 of 7

ICR to OMB and the opportunity to submit additional comments to OMB. If you have an y questions about this I CR or the approval process, please contact the technical person listed under **FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT** . Dated: __________________________________________

_____________________________ ___________________ Larry F. Kertcher , Acti ng Director, Clean Air Markets Division